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INFORMATION

Font ID: 10642TUR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Font Location in Church: To the right (W) of the main (S) entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Church Address: Carlton Road, Turvey, Bedford Borough MK43 8DB
Site Location: Bedfordshire, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A428, 11 km WNW of Bedford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Albans
Historical Region: Hundred of Willey
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Bedford, vo. 3, 1912) notes: "The three west bays of the nave represent an aisleless pre-Conquest nave [...] West of [the south doorway], inside the church, is a holy water stoup intact." The Turvey web site [www.turvey.homestead.com/churchtour.html] [accessed 10 February 2005] illustrates a wall-mounted cylindrical holy-water stoup, unadorned.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 662410 5781731
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.16331, -0.62658
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 9′ 47.92″ N, 0° 37′ 35.69″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: wall-mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.